Unrated 3 round Swiss Game/60
100% payout (40%, 25%, 15%, 10%, 6%, 4%)
Free soft drinks

Date: 12/12/09

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

Registration: 8am
Rounds: 8:30am, 11am and 2:30pm

Entry Fees: Depends on your rating;
Unrated and under 1100 $1
1200 $2
1300 $3
1400 $4
1500 $5
1600 $6
1700 $7
1800 $8
1900 $9
2000 $15
2100 and above $25

Contact: Tha Dun, thadun2008@gmail.com

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101

Format: 3 round swiss, Game/90, USCF rated. Possible scholastic and non-USCF sections

Entry Fee: $3

Registration: Saturday, 9:15-9:30 AM
Round Times: 9:45 AM, 12:30 PM and 3:30 PM

Prizes: (based on 15 entries): $20 first, $10 U1400+unrated, and $10 for best female.

Contact: Michael Clark, mochessnow@yahoo.com

Date: October 3-4, 2009

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101

Format: 5 round, Game/120, USCF rated. Possible scholastic and non-USCF sections on the 3rd (Saturday)

Entry Fee: $10. $2 for scholastic, unrated or only playing in one day of main section (not eligible for prizes)

Registration: 10/3 (Saturday) 9:15-9:25 AM
Round Times: Saturday 9:30 AM, 2 PM, and 6 PM. Sunday 10 AM and 2:30 PM

Prizes: (based on 20 entries) $100 first, $40 u1700 and $40 U1250+unrated

Contact: Michael Clark, mochessnow@yahoo.com

Date: August 1-2th, 2009

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101

4SS, G/100

Prizes: $530 b/30: $150 1st, $70 each U2000, U1700, U1400, U1200, U1000+Unrated, $30 best female.
Saturday Registration: 9:30-9:45am
Round times: Sat 10, 2, 6, Sun noon.

Entry Fee: $20 rec’d by 7/24, $25 on site. Site entries cash only.

Half byes available. MCA required, or OSA, available on site from $5.

Information: Joseph Brozovich (417) 882.3992. (if 20+ participants, winner qualifies for MO Invitational).

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101

4 Rounds

Entry fee: $3
Prizes: One US Chess Federation membership awarded for every 8 kids
Registration: 9:30-9:50 AM.

Rounds:  10, 11, 12:30, and 1:30 PM. Ending at 2:30 PM

Date: July 3-4th, 2009

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Avenue
Springfield, MO
65804-3101

4SS, G/90

Prizes: $400 b/30: $130 1st, $60 each U2000, U1650, U1350, U1100+Unrated, $30 best female.

Friday Registration: 6:30-6:45pm
Saturday Registration: 10-10:45am

Round times: Fri 7pm, Sat 10:45am, 2pm, 5pm. (playing round 1 on Sat at G70 at 9:15am also possible)

Entry Fee: $15 (cash only)

Half byes available. MCA required, or OSA, available on site from $5.

Information: Joseph Brozovich (417) 882.3992. (if 20+ participants, winner qualifies for MO Invitational).

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Ave
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

April 3, 2009 – Springfield Friday Night Tournament – Springfield-MO

Check-in/Registration 7:00 PM. Round starts at 7:30 PM. Game 90 minutes. USCF rated. Friday games will be rated together.

April 10, 2009 – Springfield Friday Night Tournament (Free) – Springfield-MO

Check-in/Registration 7:00 PM. Round starts at 7:30 PM. Game 90 minutes. USCF rated. Friday games will be rated together.

April 11, 2009 – Springfield Saturday Tournament – Springfield-MO

Game 90 minutes. 3 rounds. Registration 9:30-9:50 AM. Rounds at 10 AM, 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM. Entry fee: $10, but free to highest rated and person traveled farthest. 6 people with similar rating compete for 1 prize ($45). And higher score among U1900 wins an hour chess lesson from Craig la Salle (expert and personal tutor of 2007 New York high school champion). The lesson is given after the tournament finishes. USCF rated.

Also, bonus non-USCF K-12 Grade section: Entry fee: $5. One USCF membership awarded for every 6 kids. 4 rounds. Registration 9:30-9:50 AM. Rounds at 10, 11, 12:30, and 1:30 PM. Ending at 2 PM

April 12, 2009 – Springfield Sunday Tournament – Springfield-MO

Game 15 minutes. 7 Rounds. Registration noon-12:15 PM. Rounds at 12:20, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30, 3, 3:30 PM. Entry fee: $10, but free to highest rated and person traveled farthest. 6 people with similar rating compete for 1 prize ($45). And higher score among U1900 wins an hour chess lesson from Craig la Salle (expert and personal tutor of 2007 New York high school champion). The lesson is given after the tournament finishes.  USCF rated.

April 12, 2009 – Craig la Salle Simultaneous Chess – Springfield-MO

Begins at 6PM. Craig la Salle an expert player and professional chess coach from New York will play everybody at the same time. After the games are finished he will review the games and tell each person how to improve their chess.
This event cost $5 per person.

This is a good deal and a rare event. So we should support it, so that we continue to have such events in southwest Missouri.

April 17, 2009 – Springfield Friday Night Tournament (Free) – Springfield-MO

Check-in/Registration 7:00 PM. Round starts at 7:30 PM. Game 90 minutes. USCF rated. Friday games will be rated together.

April 24, 2009 – Springfield Friday Night Tournament (Free) – Springfield-MO

Check-in/Registration 7:00 PM. Round starts at 7:30 PM. Game 90 minutes. USCF rated. Friday games will be rated together.

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Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Ave
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

This weekend, there is the added bonus of an USCF-expert who was a professional chess coach on the east coast playing in the tournaments.

This is good for learning from the games and learning from the post game analyst. This is a great opportunity for individuals and schools teams to learn things that will give them and advantage over other individuals/schools.

March 6, 2009 – Springfield Friday Night Tournament – Springfield-MO

Check-in/Registration 7:00 PM. Round starts at 7:30 PM. Game 90 minutes. USCF rated. Friday games will be rated together.

March 7, 2009 – Springfield Saturday Tournament – Springfield-MO

Entry fee: $10, but free to highest rated and person traveled farthest and USCF-K-12 are allowed to play for $2 (without chance at prizes). 6 people with similar rating compete for 1 prize ($50). Game 90 minutes. 3 rounds. Registration 9:30-9:50 AM. Rounds at 10 AM, 1:30 PM, 4:30 PM. USCF rated.

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Bonus non-USCF K-12 Grade section: Entry fee: $5. One USCF membership awarded for every 6 kids. 4 rounds. Registration 9:30-9:50 AM. Rounds at 10, 11, 12:30, and 1:30 PM. Ending at 2 PM

March 8, 2009 – Springfield Sunday Tournament – Springfield-MO

Check-in/Registration 11:45 AM. 2 Rounds (noon and 3 PM). Game 90 minutes. USCF rated with Friday games.

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Ave
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

February 20, 2009 – Springfield Friday Night Tournament (Free) – Springfield-MO

Check-in/Registration 7:00 PM. Round starts at 7:30 PM. Game 90 minutes. USCF rated. Friday games will be rated together.

February 21, 2009 – Springfield Warm-up – Springfield-MO

Entry fee: $5, but free to highest rated and person traveled farthest.
Cash prizes (80% returned: 5 people/1 prize).
Game 60 minutes. 3 rounds.
Registration 9:30-9:50 AM. Rounds at 10 AM, 1:00 PM, 3 PM. USCF rated, scholastic section possible, and non-USCF section possible.

February 21, 2009 – Springfield Standard Round (Free) – Springfield-MO

Check-in/Registration 6:30 PM. Round starts at 7:00 PM. Game 90 minutes. USCF rated. This will be rated with the Friday games.

February 22, 2009 – Springfield Sunday Tournament – Springfield-MO

Entry fee: $5, but free to highest rated and person traveled farthest.
Cash prizes (80% returned: 5 people/1 prize).
Game 45 minutes. 4 rounds.
Registration 11:30-11:50 AM. Rounds at noon, 1:30, 3, 4:30 PM. USCF rated, scholastic section possible, and non-USCF section possible.

I will update this as soon as I have more details.

November 15, 2008 – Springfield Saturday Tournament
November 16, 2008 – Springfield Sunday Tournament

Location: Southside Senior Center
2215 South Fremont Ave
Springfield, MO 65804-3101

More Information found on another site, though not the main site he posts to. If you are interested you should probably contact Mike first to verify times and dates.

November 14, 2008 – Springfield Friday Tournament – Springfield-MO
Location: Southside Senior Center (2215 South Fremont Ave., Springfield, MO 65804-3101).
Entry fee: $1. Prizes: 50% of EF to first and 30% of EF to first within the lower rated half. Game 15 section (5 rounds). Game 30 section (3 rounds). Registration 7:00-7:20 PM. Round 1 at 7:20 PM.
USCF rated, USCF membership required.
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November 15, 2008 – Springfield Saturday Tournament – Springfield-MO
Location: Southside Senior Center (2215 South Fremont Ave., Springfield, MO 65804-3101).
Entry fee: $3 in advance, $5 on site, but free to the highest rated and the person who travel the farthest. Prizes awarded if 15 or more attend. Registration 11-11:25 AM. Round 1 at 11:30 PM.
Those that attend will decide the time controls. More than one section is possible.
$1 EF for Not-USCF, College/University, and Scholastic K-12 (separate sections for those categories if enough people).
Free chess coaching offered, extra chessboards, and handicapped accessible. Half point byes are possible.
(except for possible Not-USCF section) USCF rated, USCF membership required.
Ending about 7:30 PM
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November 16, 2008 – Springfield Sunday Tournament – Springfield-MO
Location: Southside Senior Center (2215 South Fremont Ave., Springfield, MO 65804-3101).
Entry fee: $3 in advance, $5 on site, but only $1 if you played Saturday, free to the highest rated, and the person who travel the farthest. Prizes awarded if 15 or more attend. Registration 11:00-11:15 AM. Round 1 at 11:15 AM.
Those that attend will decide the time controls. More than one section is possible.
$1 EF for Not-USCF, College/University, and Scholastic K-12 (separate sections for those categories if enough people).
Free chess coaching offered, extra chessboards, and handicapped accessible. Half point byes are possible.
(except for possible Not-USCF section) USCF rated, USCF membership required.
Ending about 6:00 PM